Perfil genético das linhagens de touros leiteiros Holandês e Jersey disponíveis no Brasil

Autor: Quêti Di Domenico, Simone Fernanda Nedel Pertile, Gregori Alberto Rovadoscki, Elvis Ticiani, Graziela Tarôco, Fernanda Batistel, Alsiane Capelesso, Leandro Homrich Lorentz, Leila de Genova Gaya, Ana Paula Madureira, Valdirene Zabot, Diego de Córdova Cucco, M. P. Soares
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 261-269, Published: MAR 2014
Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal v.15 n.1 2014
Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
instacron:UFBA
Popis: The Holstein and Jersey dairy cattle breeds are among the most prevalent in Brazil. To evaluate differences among the PTAs (predicted transmitting abilities) of these breeds and their lines, data were collected on 385 Holstein bulls and 82 Jersey sires with semen commercially available from nine Brazilian companies. Three different sire lines for each breed were found. The general linear models method was used for the comparison among lines and between breeds. The two most prevalent lines of Holstein breed presented higher average PTAs for milk yield (1,061.04 pounds and 975.32 pounds) and lower PTAs for percentage of milk solids (from -0.05% to -0.0003%) (P
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